How much does it cost to live in Stockholm?
Typical Month (Mid Range)
$3,041 (SEK 29,736)
Housing, food, transport, mobile, coworking and gym.
Updated September 2026 · Sources cited: regus.com, norddaily.se
- Typical Month (Lower End)
- $1,356 (SEK 13,263)
- Typical Month (Premium)
- $7,091 (SEK 69,333)
Good to know
Good to Know
- Weekday lunch specials, known locally as "dagens lunch" (roughly 11am-2pm), are the best-value way to eat out and typically run far cheaper than an evening meal at the same restaurant.
- Discount chains like Lidl and Willys are noticeably cheaper than ICA for everyday groceries — worth shopping around rather than defaulting to whichever supermarket is closest.
- Stockholm's long-term rental market is extremely tight for locals (long waitlists for first-hand contracts), which pushes most nomads and short-stay expats toward furnished sublets or serviced-apartment operators — these carry a real price premium over the unfurnished long-lease rents you'll see quoted in generic cost-of-living calculators.
- Restaurant prices generally include VAT and no separate tipping obligation — service is not usually expected to be added on top of the bill.
- Stockholm's SL 30-day transit pass is temporarily halved to SEK 530 under a national government subsidy running from 1 July to 31 December 2026 — budget for it to possibly return to the standard SEK 1,060 afterward.
- If you don't have an EHIC card or a Nordic/EU healthcare agreement, expect to pay full price for any doctor's visit (roughly SEK 2,000+) — Sweden's low-cost public healthcare pricing is reserved for residents and covered visitors.
- There's no Swedish digital nomad visa — the realistic path for most non-EU nomads is the 90-day Schengen visa-free allowance, with a proper residence permit needed for anything longer.
- Gym membership prices vary hugely by chain and time-of-day access tier (from roughly SEK 209 up past SEK 1,000+ at premium clubs), and most gyms want a Swedish personnummer to sign up.
Monthly Totals
- Mid-range month
- SEK 29,736
Includes 3 estimated components
- Lean month
- SEK 13,263
Includes 2 estimated components
- Comfortable month
- SEK 69,333
Includes 4 estimated components
Living Costs
- Where nomads live
- Södermalm (especially the SoFo sub-district and Nytorget/Hornstull areas) is the neighborhood most consistently described as the trendy, expat/young-professional hub of Stockholm, so all housing figures below are grounded there rather than a city-wide blend.
Housing (per month)
- Mid-range 1-bed
- SEK 22,694
Local listing
Sublet.com Södermalm listings page: a furnished 2-room, 1-bath apartment with open end date, listed at kr22694/month.
- Budget studio / 1-bed
- SEK 16,105
Local listing
Sublet.com Södermalm listings page: a 1-room furnished rental, minimum 1-month stay, listed at kr16105/month.
- Premium apartment
- SEK 59,635
Local listing
Guestly Homes listing for Högbergsgatan 81 in Södermalm: 1-bedroom serviced/corporate-style apartment at SEK 59,635/month.
- Private room in a shared home
- SEK 8,470
Local listing
Sublet.com Södermalm listings page: a furnished private room, minimum 1-month stay, listed at kr8470/month.
Groceries
- Groceries for one (month)
- SEK 3,000
Estimated
No single Stockholm-specific monthly grocery total was found in the sources we checked; estimated from typical Nordic-capital grocery spend for one person cooking most meals at a mid-range supermarket, cross-checked loosely against individual item prices found (e.g. milk) and general Numbeo-style cost-of-living commentary on Stockholm.
Sample prices
1L Milk
- 1L Milk
- SEK 16
Survey / cost-of-living site
Hikersbay Stockholm price page: 'Bottle or carton of milk (1 liter): 1.70 USD (16 SEK)'.
Fresh White Bread, 500g
- Fresh White Bread, 500g
- SEK 35
Estimated
Numbeo's Stockholm price-ranking page flags white bread as among the pricier items regionally but did not display the exact SEK figure in retrieved results; estimated from general Nordic bakery pricing.
Eggs, 12-pack
- Eggs, 12 Pack
- SEK 45
Estimated
No exact figure retrieved; estimated from general knowledge of Swedish supermarket egg pricing.
Chicken Breast, 1kg
- Chicken Breast, 1kg
- SEK 120
Estimated
No exact figure retrieved; estimated from general knowledge of Swedish supermarket meat pricing.
Bottled Water, 1.5L (Store)
- Bottled Water, 1.5L (Store)
- SEK 15
Estimated
No exact figure retrieved for Stockholm specifically; estimated from typical Nordic supermarket bottled-water pricing.
Eating out
- Cheap meal
- SEK 131
Estimated
Hikersbay Stockholm price page: 'Meal in a cheap restaurant: 18 USD (174 SEK)'. [Adjusted 2026-09-18: the source's 174 SEK reduced by 25%; see "adjusted".]
- High-end meal
- SEK 700
Estimated
No specific Stockholm high-end dining figure was retrieved in the sources we checked; estimated based on typical multi-course pricing at upscale restaurants in Nordic capitals, per person, excluding wine pairing.
- Mid-range meal
- SEK 225
Estimated
No specific single-person mid-range restaurant figure for Stockholm was retrieved in the sources we checked; estimated at roughly 1.7x the sourced cheap-restaurant meal price, consistent with typical mid-range/casual price gaps observed in other Nordic capitals. [Adjusted 2026-09-18: the source's 300 SEK reduced by 25%; see "adjusted".]
Work, Transport & Essentials
Coworking
- Day pass
- SEK 300
Estimated
No specific single day-pass price for a Stockholm coworking space was found in the sources we checked. Estimated from the typical monthly hot-desk range quoted by Regus Stockholm (SEK 690-3,790/month) and common day-pass-to-month pricing ratios seen in comparable Nordic coworking markets.
- Monthly hot desk
- SEK 690
Operator's own price
Regus states hot-desk coworking in Stockholm starts from SEK 690 per person per month (pricing based on a 24-month contract; varies by location and term).
Transport
- Single ride
- SEK 43
Survey / cost-of-living site
Visit Stockholm states a single SL ticket costs 43 SEK and is valid for 75 minutes including transfers.
- Monthly pass
- SEK 530
Survey / cost-of-living site
NordDaily reports a Swedish government-funded temporary 50% cut to SL's standard 30-day pass, from SEK 1,060 down to SEK 530, in effect 1 July-31 December 2026, citing regeringen.se and sl.se as its basis.
Mobile & data
- Monthly plan
- SEK 219
Survey / cost-of-living site
CityCost aggregator lists a SIM card monthly plan (calls + 10GB+ data) averaging SEK 219 in Stockholm, with a quoted range of roughly SEK 132-405.
Short Stays (per night)
- Seasonal pricing
- Yes
- Why
- June–August peak tourist season with 20–40% higher hotel rates and sustained high demand driven by midnight sun, warm weather, and major festivals (Midsummer, Pride); November–March low season offers 15–30% discounts with minimal daylight and cold weather.
Low season
- Budget
- SEK 700
2-star hotel, KAYAK February-March 2026 showing $76 average for 3-star scaled down
- Luxury
- SEK 1,675
5-star hotel, KAYAK September low-season average $182/night applied to winter off-season
- Premium
- SEK 1,100
4-star hotel, derived from Machupicchu.org low-season range SEK 800-1,200 and KAYAK trends
- Standard
- SEK 700
3-star hotel, KAYAK February-March 2026 low season average
High season
- Budget
- SEK 1,400
2-star hotel average, derived from Trip.com 3-star $163 adjusted downward and regional KAYAK budget hotel trends June-August 2026
- Luxury
- SEK 3,870
5-star hotel, Trip.com June 30-July 2, 2026 data showing $420/night
- Premium
- SEK 1,830
4-star hotel, Trip.com June 30-July 2, 2026 data showing $199/night
- Standard
- SEK 1,500
3-star hotel, Trip.com June 30-July 2, 2026 data showing $163/night
Low-season months
- November
- December
- January
- February
- March
High-season months
- June
- July
- August
Sources cited for this category
These are the sources cited in this cost of living research for this city. Individual figures may not each trace to one of them.
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Data last updated September 2026 · Verify anything important.